Editing Sam Spade (section)

===Films===
From the 1940s onward, the character became closely associated with actor [[Humphrey Bogart]], who played Spade in the [[The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|third and best-known film version]] of ''The Maltese Falcon''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Philippa Gates |date=2008 |title=The Three Sam Spades: The Shifting Model of American Masculinity in the Three Films of The Maltese Falcon |url=https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=engl_faculty |journal=Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media |language=en |volume=49 |issue=1 |pages=7–26 |doi=10.1353/frm.0.0008 |s2cid=194132111 |issn=1559-7989 |via=Scholar Commons @ Laurier|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Though Bogart's slight frame, dark features and no-nonsense depiction contrasted with Hammett's vision of Spade (blond, well-built and mischievous), his sardonic portrayal was well-received, and is generally regarded as an influence on both [[film noir]] and the genre's archetypal private detective.

Spade was played by [[Ricardo Cortez]] in the [[The Maltese Falcon (1931 film)|first film version]], released in 1931. Despite being a critical and commercial success, an attempt to re-release the film in 1936 was denied approval by the [[Production Code]] Office due to the film's lewd content. Since [[Warner Bros.]] could not re-release the film, a second version, this one a comedy, ''[[Satan Met a Lady]]'' (1936), was produced. The central character was renamed Ted Shane and was played by [[Warren William]]. The film was a box-office failure, and eventually resulted in a new version being made starring Bogart and directed by [[John Huston]], which closely followed the novel, with a few exceptions.

[[George Segal]] played Sam Spade, Jr., son of the original, in the film spoof, ''[[The Black Bird]]'' (1975). ''The Black Bird'' was panned by critics.  [[Peter Falk]] delivered a more successful spoof the following year as Sam Diamond in [[Neil Simon]]'s ''[[Murder by Death]]''. This was preceded by the spoof character Sam Diamond in ''[[The Addams Family (1964 TV series)|The Addams Family]]'' episode "[[List of The Addams Family episodes#ep23|Thing Is Missing]]" (1965) portrayed by Tommy Farrell.

[[Clive Owen]] starred as Spade in the 2024 television series ''[[Monsieur Spade]]'', a co-production between [[AMC Networks|AMC]], [[AMC+]] and [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=AMC/AMC+ drop gripping first-look at Clive Owen in neo-noir crime drama, ''Monsieur Spade'', debuting early 2024|url=https://www.amcnetworks.com/press-releases/amc-amc-give-first-look-at-clive-owen-in-monsieur-spade-limited-series-debuts-early-2024/|website=AMC Networks|date=September 8, 2023|access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nemetz|first=Dave|title=''Monsieur Spade'': Clive Owen Is on the Case as the Iconic Private Eye in First Trailer for AMC Crime Drama|url=https://tvline.com/trailers/monsieur-spade-trailer-clive-owen-sam-spade-amc-drama-1235039955/|website=[[TVLine]]|date=September 8, 2023|access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref>